Soda-fountain draft-arm valve



May 31, 1927.

C. R. JENKS Fired Feb. 4 192s 2 sheets-'sheet 1 May 31 1927 c. R. JENKs l SODA FOUNTAIN DAFT ARM VALVE `2 sheets-sheet 2 .al Z7 41 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented AMay 31, 1927.

"u iTEDgsrA-re s- CHARLES n. JENKS, oFoLEvEIiAND, onrdnssreivonr oNELHALr Tol CLIF'roN RAVVIJINS, OF CLEVELAND, OIHIO. 1

' sonia-roUiwriiIuv DRAFT-Ania VALVE.

. Application iiiea february 4, i926. seriaiNo. 86.015@

This invention relates to improvements in valves and vmore particularly to `soda fountain, diaft arm lvalves providing means for eliminating the vusual dripping or .leaking thereof and forfpreventing escape of gases from the chargingt'ank. .i

rllie improved `draft valve comprisesqa two-way valve Vwith provisions for a direct fine jet anda battle intercepted coarse spray. The two-Way valve embodies a cam for actuating an, improved main valve providing a tight closure thereby preventing dripping of soda waterV and the escape of gases. Other objects and features of the invention will be hereinafter pointed out and described.

VIn the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section on line 1-1 of Fig. 2, showing the valves closed.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-*2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 1 showing the valves open for .a fine jet.

' Fig. 4 is a detail view of the two-way valve.

In these drawings 5 indicates aV nieta] valve body carried by a curved arm 6 adapted to be mounted on a soda fountain counter or the like.y Anozzle- 7 of hard rubber or other suitable material is screw/[threaded to the lower reduced portion 8 of body 5. 30 A rocking twoeway plug valve 1 0 mounted in transverse bore 9 of body 5 is actuated by means of a handle 11 secured to thetop of a yoke 12 having its ends mounted on the protruding reduced ends 13 of valve 10 and down and out through'main nozzle 7. v Additional ports 22 of cam face 17 are arranged almost diametrically opposite toport'y 'i 18 and are disposed oppositelyy ywith refer- 50 ence to angularity. Ports 22 when turned to vertical position registerand communi-v cate with-ports 23 arranged diametricallyon opposite sides of port Y19 in body 5. vPorts 23 are adapted to direct jets of soda water 5 secured thereto by screws 14. Packing flat cam'face 17rwith ank angularly disposedV adapted to direct ane jet of soda water against an upturned semi-spherical halide 24;,y

integrally formed onl nozzle 21,*breaking andi y deiieetiiig the jets within main nozzle 7 from Where thesoda water issues-incoarsespray When rocked by handle llvthe' cam-face-.17y causes a block 25v engagingz thereonV to raise between guides 26 in a chamber 27 A- cen# tral guide hole28 Yin the top vof block'25'is f adaptedr to receive thev` lower end of stem 29 of a-Inain reciprocating valvek 30 yresting on valve seat 31 mounted-in body 5 between chamber 27 and main valve chamber 32.

Main valve comprises'st'ems 29 lde- X pending'from a disk shaped body 33 having an upwardly extending guide stem 34." An

inverted cone shaped washer or valve face 35 of composition or rubber has a centraly opening 36 adapted to fit on stem 29 against the bottom of disk 33 andis retained there-VV Y on by an integral annular bead 370D' stem 29. Stem 34 is guided in the central hole 38 of a guide member 39 screw threaded -into the top of body 5, and sealed by washer 40. The threaded opening in body 5l for,

plug 39 is suflicientlylarge to permit rev moval of valve 30 for renewal of washer 35 when same is worn'. `Valve chamber 32 communicates through supply port 41 and channel 42 in arm 6 to the ycharging tank supply pipewhich yis connected atl thebase of arm i 6. The pressure of the carbonated soda 30 upon Vvalve seat.31.slightly expanding therubber composition, insuringfa tight seal against leakage of the gases and soda water. To obtain a course spray of lsoda water vwater firmly presses thewasher 35. of valvef the handle 11 is rocked forward, turning the valve ports 22Vvertically into communication with :ports 23, the camffaceV 17 simultaneously raisin block-25. The bottom of lguide hole 29y o block 25 vengages Vand lifts L valve '30 oft of seat 31,permitting the soda water charge to pass yfrom c hainberf 32 to .Y chamber 27, through ports 22 and 23 against battle 24 and out of nozzle 7 inthe form of a coarse spray. f To shut off the coarse spray again, returning'the valve lOto itsinitial" block 25l isv "returned, by

Toobtain a iine'jet of soda/water. .theeV handle 11 .is rocked'backwards, turning the central valve port 18 'into communication with body portY 19 and jet nozzle port20, allowing the 'soda' charge to pass frornchain- "lief A the Vhandlegis .moved to vertical position ber 82 -to Chamber 27 through ports 18 and 19 and out of nozzle port 20 in 'the forni of a fine jet. Upon returning the handle to Vertical the Valves resume their initial posii tion'shattig off the fine jet. I The soda Water may be started to flowing i in a coarse spray and then out ogi and A changed immediately -to a ne jet and then shut off by swinging the handle from initial vertical closed position Yto forwardy coarse Spray posi-tion .arrdgthen baekWardtoine jet .position Vand last to Verticalclosed ,position or Vice-Versa.

Althoilgh I haveyillustrated improved'. Valve structure applied Ias a soda. fountain details of constructionL and parts Without departing from the spirit and soope fof the the-renna block slidable in said, guide, 'a re-l ciprocating valve cooperating with said seat.

and .provided with a stem engaging in said block and guided thereby, said body also havin-g .plural outiet :port-s, :and `a rocking Valve in the bodyhaying portsvcor'responding te said outlet ports and also havingfa cam 'Surfa'ee'von 'Which sa`id block rests, for the purposedescrbedr Y f In testimony whereof; 4do Signatu-re. f

a `valve body having 'Y i CHARLES Banni. 

